You can't escape the appeal of hand lettering, in script form or printed letters - there is just a ton of personality and life in this style of illustration. That's right. I used the word "illustration". Because modern hand lettering is more in line with drawing, than the usual image you think of when you imagine someone sitting down to write a letter in flowing script. Each letter is formed individually and connected (or not) to the next in very specific ways. There is the smooth flow look, block letter forms, serifs and non serifs, and of course, "bounce" lettering which has a playful feel. I'm still very much in the learning / trial and error, (and error!) phase with my own hand lettering and I wanted to chronicle my progress in sporadic blog posts in hopes of inspiring others to take up the challenge. Hand lettering and modern calligraphy is trendy at the moment, but was a bit of a lost art. I've often mourned the loss of cursive in el...